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The Consumer Price Index: A Measure of Inflation Lesson PlanThe Consumer Price Index: A Measure of Inflation Lesson Plan
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The Consumer Price Index: A Measure of Inflation

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Students examine inflation over the years and learn to calculate how it changes over time. In this money management lesson, students learn how price changes affect their purchasing power, how to come up with strategies for dealing with price changes, and they examine charts in order to answer questions provided.

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consumption patterns, price changes, purchasing power, math
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Grade
7th - 9th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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Year
2009

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